Protector for containers



J. STEWART PROTECTOR FOR CONTAINERS April 20, 1926. 1,581,885

Filed Spt. 22 1925 gnwhtoz J: (Hen mi Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

PATENT orrlcn JOHN STEWART, 013 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

PROTECTOR FOR CONTAINERS.

Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN STEWART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the countyof Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protectors for Containers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention. relates to means for reinforcing sheet metal buckets or containers, such as garbage cans, milk pails, and the like, and has for its object the provision of a cage like receptacle for enclosing the sides and bottom of the container reinforced by an outwardly extending flanged ring to prevent damage of the container in rough usage.

The invention will be described in'detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side View in elevation of the improved protector showing the container therein, A Figure 2 is a top plan view of the protector, with the container removed, and

Figure 3 a central vertical sectional view on a plane indicated by the line 33 of Figure 2.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The protector comprises a cage like structure having a ring 1 forming the top of the protector, and a plurality of bars 2 riveted or otherwise secured to the ring 1 and extending downwardly therefrom to enclose the sides of container A. Each of the bars? is bent at right angles as shown at 3 e and extended inwardly, and secured to a 22, 1925. Serial No. 57,880.

otherwise secured. A reinforcing ring 8 is secured within the bends 3 of the bars Secured intermediate of thering 1 and the bends 3 to the bars 2 is a ring 9, having an outwardly directed flange 10, this ring serving to reinforce the protector. For convenience in handling large containers such for instance as garbage cans, ash cans, and the like, the protector maybe provided with a plurality of casters 11 of any suitable type. 5 I

To secure the container A in the protector. a plurality of clamp screws 12 are provided and threaded through enlargements or bosses 13 on the ring 1.

In using the device it will be apparent that the inrotector when the container A is secured therein will prevent damage to the container when'subjected to roiilgh handling,

the flange 10 of the ring 9 serving as a reinforcement to prevent bending of the bars 2. l urthermore, it will be understood that when used in connection with milk pails in milking, the flange 10 will serve to engage the knees of the milker and hold the pail in proper position for the milking operation. I

What is claimed is 1. A protector for containers comprising a cage like receptacle adapted to enclose the sides and bottom of a container, and threaded members carried by said receptacle and adapted to secure the container therein.

2. A protector for containers comprising a ring, bars secured thereto and extending downwardly therefrom, said'bars being bent inwardly intermediateof their ends, a ring secured to the free ends of said bars, a ring secured in the bend of said bars, a flanged ring secured to the outer side of the oars intermediate of the first mentioned ring and the bend of the bars, and screws mounted in the first mentioned ring adapted to secure a container in the protector.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN STEWART. 

